All of Mrs Deborah Erskine’s imported questions, contributions and motions in this mandate, newest first, including those assessed as not flagged, uncertain or not yet analysed.
I stand with our Communities Minister on everything that he is trying to do to deliver for Northern Ireland. I support him wholeheartedly. As we have seen in the Chamber today, Members are still playing political games on the issue. For those who have not been listening, will the Minister clarify for the record the…
I thank the Minister for his answer. It is really important for rural areas. I was disappointed in LINK. It did a reassessment in Lisnaskea, which is an area that I have raised a number of times in the Chamber. That area is without banking services and needs a banking hub. Unfortunately, on Friday, I got news that…
I have little time, but, at the outset, let me say that no one in the Chamber denies the environmental and water quality issues that we face. However, we are entitled to question why one section is being demonised without proper account being taken of others. A blind eye is turned to others that constantly create…
I thank the Minister for his statement, and I share the concerns that have been expressed. I want to look at it from a roads point of view. Roads infrastructure is really important in opening up the north-west, and I note the delay of phase 2 of the A6 project. What detailed discussions is the Minister having with the…
To ask the Minister of Health whether his Department are reviewing the current system of domiciliary care packages where care provider companies allocate care based on location rather than priority need of the patient, resulting in a differing levels of care for rural patients.
I thank the Minister for her statement. I noted that she highlighted joint collaboration as part of the all-island strategic rail review and further noted her mention of sustainable public transport in rural areas. My council area — Fermanagh and Omagh District Council — has one of the highest rates of car ownership…
Roads are crumbling. There have been warm words about delivering a new road maintenance scheme using technology. The major roads prioritisation programme has been delayed. There has been an increase in the number of claims because of potholes. Road safety has been put in jeopardy as a result of the poor maintenance of…
We are debating an issue that strikes at the heart of our responsibilities, as citizens who use the roads and as MLAs: protecting the safety of our children is paramount. We cannot ignore the daily risks that young people face as they travel to and from school, especially in rural areas where the road infrastructure…
I thank the Minister for his investment in Enniskillen library, which is getting the lion's share of the £1 million that he allocated. That is proof that the Minister has not forgotten about County Fermanagh, and I thank him for that. He will remember his visit to Enniskillen library, which was in a really poor…
On a point of order, Mr Speaker. I wish to correct the record regarding a debate on Tuesday 20 May on the impact of illegal immigration on Northern Ireland. It has come to my attention that, during the debate, I said: "the annual cost of accommodating asylum seekers in Northern Ireland has exploded to £400 million." —…
To ask the Minister of Health to detail when maternity patients received their 20-week screening scan in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail (i) the number of maternity patients; and (ii) when they received their first ultrasound scan in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.
Minister, you have said in the Chamber today that you are glad that you were "blissfully unaware" of what was happening. That concerns me, because I would like to think that, as Minister, you would be taking the lead, and it is a Minister's job to know exactly what is going on while working with the trusts. I turn to…
I support the important motion and want to give a voice in the Chamber, yet again, to the growing frustration and anxiety that is felt by many of my constituents in Fermanagh and South Tyrone, and by people across Northern Ireland, who face increasingly severe difficulties in accessing basic dental care. The previous…
I thank the Member for giving way and for raising Fermanagh and South Tyrone. Does he agree that, when dentists switch to private models or close their doors in rural areas, people in those areas will have problems in accessing transport in order to access dental treatment? That is a huge problem in rural areas and…
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs for an update of the progress and planned timeline for the delivery of the Deposit Return Scheme.
To ask the Minister of Health to detail the amount of direct payments paid in each of the last five years, broken down by Health and Social Care Trust.